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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818368403321

Titolo

Principles and practice of lasers in Otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery . Volume 1 / / edited by V. Oswal, M. Remacle ; co-editors, S. Jovanovic, S. Zeitels, J. Krespi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, The Netherlands : , : Kugler Publications, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

90-6299-865-8

Edizione

[Second enlarged edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (951 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

OswalV

RemacleM

JovanovicS

ZeitelsS

KrespiJ

Disciplina

617.5

617.5/1059

Soggetti

Lasers in surgery

Neck - Laser surgery

Neck

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section I. Basic laser science -- section II. Transoral Laser laryngeal surgery -- section III. Lasers in endonasal surgery -- section IV. Lasers in otology -- section V. Oropharyngeal and head & neck surgery -- section VII. Snoring and sleep apnoea -- section VIII. Lasers in lower airways -- section IX. Lasers in chronic tropical inflammatory diseases in otolaryngology -- section X. Emerging trends in laser applications -- section XI. Future developments in laser applications -- section XII. Appendices.

Sommario/riassunto

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